E-Commerce Industry

Cyber Monday sales growth is slowing as consumers embrace the convenience of online shopping, spreading out their purchases instead of being lured by one-day specials.

Internet holiday shopping rose 8.5 percent on Cyber Monday, typically the busiest day for Web shopping as people return to their desks after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend. That compares with online sales growth of 20.6 percent posted on the same day a year earlier, according to a report by IBM.

The declining pace of growth reflects an earlier start to the year-end shopping season, with Amazon.com and other online retailers offering online deals before Black Friday, when stores traditionally began...

Happy Freebie Friday!
It's time for my fabulous freebie free-for-all! This week's list features $25 off at Best Buy, a free Rotisserie Chicken Burger at Boston Market (again), a free Slurpee at 7-Eleven (again) as the chain continues to give away...

Happy Freebie Friday!
The end of a short week and I've got savings at Macy's good through Sunday, a free "Maleficient" iBook and Florida's tax holiday on hurricane supplies kicks off Saturday, too.
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It's Freebie Friday!
The next big thing arrives in stores today as Samsung introduces its hot new Galaxy S5. Verizon is offering a buy-one-get-one free deal on the new water-resistant smartphone. Save on everything Easter with coupons: $12 off Smithfield...

It's Freebie Friday!
I've got some fantastic deals today! Its a BOGO bonanza today! Military and veterans can get BOGO tickets to see the Florida Panthers tonight and Publix is offering printable BOGO coupons for Easter feasts. Fun things to do incude...

Happy Freebie Friday!
I've got some great deals today! Slurp a free Jamba Juide, get a BOGO coupon at Pollo Tropical for nominating a teacher and save $10 at Red Lobster. There are lots of other freebies, coupons and free fun things to do listed, too.
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Happy Freebie Friday!
Bust your bracket? Then grab a free $9 appetizer at Smokey Bones as March Madness gets started. Also, Publix again is offering $10 off gas cards through Sunday. There are many otherfreebies, coupons and free fun things to to listed,...

Happy Freebie Friday!
Today's long list has free Starbucks coffee with purchase of a breakfast sandwich, a $100 gift card when you test drive a Cadillac and savings at stores, restaurants and fun things to do.
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It pays to have social media accounts, and an Amex card. Get two credits worth $30 on Amazon.com purchases with Twitter and Facebook offers. Click the links and follow directions to get the deals.
AMEX: Get a $25 statement credit on a $75 Amazon...

Amazon will offer Black Friday deals every 10 minutes on Black Friday week starting Sunday, the online retailer announced Thursday.
On the table at various times during the week will be crazy-good bargains including $10 off Google Chromecast, Xbox 360...

Even in an improving economy, hoteliers in South Florida still see "flash sales'' that offer limited-run discounted room rates as a viable way to drum up business during slow periods.
Budget-minded consumers have come to expect them, and typically seek...

This is going to be interesting. Republican dogma unequivocally asserts that taxes stifle free enterprise. But here we have a situation where the imposition of a tax will benefit a segment of the retail universe that is a mainstay of traditional...

Tax lien auctions are a little-known but juicy Florida financial market worth up to $1 billion a year. And, the Sun Sentinel has found, banks, hedge funds and other financial powerhouses have hit upon a way to game the system, squeeze out the little guy...

South Florida has the highest rate of identity theft of any metro area in the nation so consumers here need to especially protect themselves from identity theft while shopping during the holidays.
Here are seven tips from the website IDentity Theft 911...

Spoiler alert: If you order holiday gifts online, they may come in packages with pictures of the items inside. Meaning, your child or spouse will get an unexpected peek at what will be wrapped later.
Shopping online is one way to beat the South Florida...

Try out Amazon Instant Video and watch thousands of moves and TV shows with a free one-month trail of Amazon Prime trial available for a limited time.
The massive online retailer is offering details about the deal on the Amazon.com's Facebook page.
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If your home theater system suffers from tangled wires or home office is cluttered with equipment, there is a South Florida online retailer you should know about.CableOrganizer.com offers some of the coolest items available to organize and protect...

An estimated 25 percent of South Floridians will file their federal income taxes between now and the midnight April 17 deadline, according to Mike Dobzinski, the IRS spokesman in Plantation.This year procrastinating South Floridians get an extra two days,...

Uncle Sam may provide you with some holiday gifts -- tax savings that can amount up to thousands of dollars -- if you act before Dec. 31.The federal income tax credits and deductions may come in handy as this year couples will not receive the $800...